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New Zealand Defence Force - Latest News [Page 43]
Naval Officer Chosen as NZDF Person of the Year
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
LTGEN Tim Keating presents the NZDF Person of the Year award to LTCDR Janette Kingham. More >>
NZDF To Get New Glock Pistols
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) military personnel are to be issued with new generation Glock 17 pistols to replace the Sig Sauer pistols currently in use. More >>
50 years of aid cargo missions to Antarctica
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) C-130 Hercules aircraft marked the 50th year of New Zealand’s airlift support flights to Antarctica by delivering over 3,000 kilograms of freight to the icy continent yesterday. More >>
Exercise Successfully Tests Capabilities
Monday, 23 November 2015, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
More than 2,000 military personnel supported by an array of naval, land, and air assets have spent the past month conducting a fictional military campaign across the top of the South Island as part of Exercise Southern Katipo 2015 (SK15). SK15 ... More >>
Air Force Bringing Air Show to the Manawatu
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:56 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Manawatu skies will stage one of the biggest air shows in New Zealand on 24-26 February 2017 at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea. The air show will mark 80 years of service to New Zealand by the RNZAF as an independent armed service. More >>
Amphibious Landing in Marlborough Sounds
Sunday, 15 November 2015, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Landing craft carrying hundreds of troops, military vehicles and other equipment were launched from the amphibious sealift and support ship HMNZS CANTERBURY at Titirangi Bay and Okiwi Bay in the Marlborough Sounds on Friday. The amphibious landing was ... More >>
USAF Flypast at Ohakea
Saturday, 14 November 2015, 11:07 am | New Zealand Defence Force
United States Air Force aircraft visiting New Zealand to participate in Exercise Southern Katipo 2015 conducted a flypast at Base Ohakea today. Two C-17 Globemasters and three C-130 Hercules took part after performing an air drop at Raumai Range. More >>
Photos: NZDF Amphibious Landings in Marlborough
Friday, 13 November 2015, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) sealift and amphibious support ship HMNZS Canterbury conducted an amphibious landing at Titirangi Bay and Okiwi Bay in Marlborough today as part of NZDF’s largest military exercise, Exercise Southern Katipo 2015. More >>
Court Martial at Linton Military Camp
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Court Martial of New Zealand will sit at 9am on Wednesday 2 December at Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North. More >>
Kiwi Forces Radio Back on Air
Monday, 9 November 2015, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Kiwi Forces Radio is back on air this year to bring festive joy to the nearly 600 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel deployed on missions overseas. More >>
NZ And Ozzie Sailors Work Together in Middle East Drug Busts
Friday, 6 November 2015, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The three New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel serving on the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Melbourne, deployed on an anti-narcotics mission in the Middle East, are still feeling welcome, despite the All Blacks defeating the Wallabies in ... More >>
Caterbury Man Receives One of Top Awards at Navy Graduation
Friday, 6 November 2015, 10:33 am | New Zealand Defence Force
One of the high performers among this year’s Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) recruits is 23-year-old Christchurch man Yyan-Mar Mayorga. Yyan Mar will receive the “most improved” award during the Basic Common Training Awards ceremony, to be held at ... More >>
Engagement On A Par with Other Uniformed Organisations
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has today released results from its first ever annual engagement survey, which shows it’s on a par with other uniformed government organisations. More >>
NZDF Supports Border Patrols
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is patrolling by air and sea to ensure yachts visiting from the Pacific meet their biosecurity and Customs requirements upon arrival in New Zealand. More >>
NZDF Exercise Tests Evacuation Plan
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
NZDF EXERCISE TESTS EVACUATION PLAN The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and its partners conducted a simulated evacuation of civilians today as part of Exercise Southern Katipo 2015 (SK15). More >>
Chief of Defence Force Presented with Official Korowai
Monday, 2 November 2015, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Governor-General, Lieutenant General the Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, presented the Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, with a striking feathered korowai (cloak) at a ceremony at Government House today. More >>
New Warrant Officer for NZDF’s Operational Headquarters
Monday, 2 November 2015, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A long-serving Air Force Warrant Officer has been appointed Warrant Officer of Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand (HQ JFNZ), the New Zealand Defence Force’s operational headquarters. More >>
Joint Operation Busts Hawke’s Bay Paua Poachers
Friday, 30 October 2015, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force A109 Light Utility Helicopter conducts paua poaching patrols on about 300km of coastline in Hawke’s Bay. More >>
USAF Global Hawk to Join Major NZ Exercise
Friday, 30 October 2015, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A United States Air Force (USAF) RQ4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) will be used in New Zealand for the first time during Exercise Southern Katipo 2015, the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) largest military exercise. More >>
Friendly Rivalry Between Forces for Rugby World Cup Final
Friday, 30 October 2015, 10:11 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The usual comradeship between the Australian (ADF) and New Zealand Defence Forces (NZDF) will go on hold this weekend as deployed personnel from both nations watch the All Blacks take on the Wallabies in the Rugby World Cup final. More >>
